♪ yemen's exiled government declares the southern port city of adan has been liberated but the fighting goes on. ♪ >> hello. this is al jazeera, live from doha. on the program: angela merkel tells german mps to back an 85 million greek bail-out. >> few answers and still no justice for 298 people killed when the jet was brought down. >> a gunman kills .4 marines at a u.s. navy building in

tennessee. >> yemen's government says the southern port city of aden has been liberated from houthi rebels. the leadership in exile says the province is under the control of fighters loyal to the government. the announcement comes after they took control of aden's seaport and its international airport. senior officials return after three months after being forced today flee. they are told the victory is still ongoing to the city. they say they are battling houthi and rebel malitias on pockets on the outskirts. a political analyst tells us there are still pockets of houthi fighters wen aden but that they are being cleared out. >> there have been airstrikes in

aden small clashes. but they are being cleared out. for everybody concerned, aden has been liberated. >> the president is saying that you know, some sort of celebrations are in order and this is a good sign. do you think this could be leading up to a tipping point? >> i think it is actually a major tipping point but i wouldn't be as optimistic as the president. the president is saying for now aden is going to be a base of operations where he is going to be lunching the major operation of liberating all of yemen from the houthis start from aden. i wouldn't go that far. the people the southern resistance they have no interest in fighting battles all the way to sanaa. their interest is liberating south. >> let's talk about sanaa. you say the president wants to liberate the entire country. of course he would want to do

that. but how hard is that going to be considering how much land how much area the houthis are in control of including sanaa? >> well the houthis have a lot of loyalists in the north, not just their forces. they have confedrations allied with the houthis. aden has resistance that constitutes 90% of the force that took aden. >> that's not going to go up to the north. so they not have that much of a force to go to the north. >> egyptian dporsz shot and killed six people taking part in a protest. hundreds took to the streets. they were calling for mohamed morsi to be reinstated. two police officers have been injured in a suicide car bombing at a checkpoint in ryad. it happened on a road leading to

al har prison a high-security prison. tellevision was reporting the bomber was a teenager on the run after allegedly killing his uncle. two separate bomb blasts have hit nigeria ripping through a market and killing at least 50 people. the attacks happened late on thursday afternoon. no one has yet claimed responsibility but it's suspected to be the work of boko haram who stepped up attacks across nigeria in recent months. the german chancellor has told mps to back a new bail-out for agrees. nka merkel said it would be irresponsible to refuse to help and could create chaos. germany is one of several countries who might sign off on the 85 billion euro deal. >> dominic kane is there. angela merkel has been speaking at that event. what did she say?

>> reporter: well adrian for the best part of an hour there have been a defendant success of speakers address concerns and opinion about what should be done. angela merkel was the first and she said, yes, there were difficult times and she talked about how difficult the situation was for ordinary greek people and that she accepted that there were serious concerns among many in the political class in zaerm about the fall outlook of another bail-out but she said the euro was more than a currency. it was something that summed up europe and as a consequence, this metaphorically was a price worth paying. she appealed for a mandate. recall this will vote gives her government a mandate to thrash out the details, the nitty-gritty, as it were of what will be offered to grease and more specifically perhaps what will be offered from germany as part of the european deal to greece. as i say, there have been other speakers who have taken the chance to address their

concerns. we heard also from the effective leader of the opposition in germany, certainly the leader of the left wing party who said he felt what will had been effectively presented to greece was the abolition of parliamentary democracy there. the referendum had been disregarded and he said he felt the finance minister the man in charge of the social democrats were responsible for that. and his party will certainly be voting "no" in the vote that takes place in the next few hours. >> all right dominic, many thanks indeed. we will continue to monitor the debate. you can see on your screen right now we will bring you anything newsworthy when it happens. in the meantime the greek government has announced banks will reopen on monday a crashing economy and strict credit controls have created huge problems for small businesses in greece.

al jazeera's reporter went to meet the owner of an athens bookstore who is fighting to deep it open. >> at the free-thinking zone concept bookstore, you will find everything from brochures to best-sellers literature to legal guides. a wealth of knowledge lining every wall filling each shelf. >> it's what is called statement bookshop or activism bookshop. it's different from the traditional ones. >> the owner believes in greece the birthplace of democracy, there should always be an abundance of activism but complains in these difficult times, the idea of campaigning for causes has become harder to find and fund. >> there is a deficit in comprehension, for opinions a deficit in tolerance of one another's opinions. i decided to do this bookshop to

be an activist place that we can explain things that are forgotten when you have a financial crisis. >> she opened her doors three years ago. for most of that time she thought her bookstore struck the balance between art, ideals and commerce, but all of that has changed. common areas of the shop once filled with loyal customers are now empty. pages aren't being turned. coffees aren't being served. sales have come to a standstill. as patrons of this once bustling upscale neighborhood now stay home. >> it was socrates, a greek philosopher, who to the the world to think critically encouraging discussion and debate. longstanding i wantntellect annual pursuits she is proud to be part of traditions she insists must go on. >> philosophy books have their own place of honor in the free-thinking zone.

these days they are not bringing the owner, who is tired of all of the debt deal drama much comfort. >> we don't have to agree on everything. no. we don't have to agree. democracies don't agree, but we have to compromise in order to move ahead and then one step and one step. this is progress. she hopes against home her country will finally be able to close this ugly economic chapter and that grease will once and for all be able to pursue a better, more prosperous future. mohammed amjoom athens. >> growing calls for a u.n. tribe you'll tribunal to investigate the downing of the flight over ukraine, saying justice must be delivered for the victims. ukrainian mps have gathered in kiev to mark one year since the plane was shot down. 2 nine 8 people on board the malaysia airlines were killed. 2/3 were dutch.

early investigations suggest a shaings made missile was used to take down the plane as it flew over rebel-held territory. russia says a u.n. tribbunal wasn't necessary. >> here in russia there is growing suspicion about these calls for a u.n. tribe unal to investigate what happened to mh-17. the russian president, vladimir putin had a conversation with the dutch prime minister in which he said a tribe unal would be premature and counterproductive. the russian foreign minister saying he believed washington has already decided who was guilty of causing that crash. of course the kremlin denies very much the pro-russian separatists brought down that plane, instead claiming ukraine shot the plane down. >>, of course, is denied by kiev. here in russia many people feel sad about what happened, but they believe the kremlin's version of events. there will be a small family

today here outside the dutch embassy. but what happened a year ago was a real turning point in the crisis in ukraine and escalated tensions between russia the eu, and the u.s. >> muslims around the world are celebrating edel fittar. the three-day festival marks the end of ramadan when muslims fast from dawn until sunset for a month. it is a time for family gatherings exchanging gifts and new markets have been abuzz with excitement. in the spirit of giving a local charity set up a clothes bank handing out garments to those in need. sell brakes have been muted in parts of the gaza strip. people there have been preparing for the festival by making pictures bisquits. one year after the 50-day conflict between hamas and israel. >> still to come here on

al jazeera a new staff, musslil uighurs make their way to turkey. we will tell you their story. an a-plus study in success. the south african school that will keeps refugee children in the classroom. ♪

hello again. the top stories here on al jazeera: gemmen's exiled government has declared the southern port city of aden has been liberated. it comes after days of battling the country's houthi rebels.

german's chancellor has told parliament refusing to help greece would be irresponsible. angela merkel was talking during a debate on whether to back a new $85 billion debt deal for greece. there were growing calls for a u.n. tribe buenal to investigate mh-17's downing. memorials are being held to mark the first anniversary. all on board the malaysian aircraft were killed. investigators say there is no evidence the man who opened fire on two military officers was working with anyone else. the man killed four marines before being shot and as s ha-ha b reports, there is no word yet on the motive. >> reporter: the government targeted two locations over the course of half an hour. first, he sprayed bullets at a military recruitment center located in a shopping center. one marine was injured here then he drove several kilometers to a

marine facility. here four were killed and the gunman died. he was described as having numerous weapons. >> what we do know is that somebody brutally and brazenly attacked members of our armed services. >> the government was named by the f.b.i. as mohammed yousef yousef adaliz from kuwait. he was .24 years old. until april he had been arrested by police for driving while intoxicated. he was due to appear in court at the end of the month. officials say that they are looking into whether he was inc.spired by isil or similar groups. from the president downwards they have stressed investigations are at a preliminary stage. >> i would ask all americans to pray for the families who are grief-stricken at this point, and i want everybody to understand that well be thorough and prompt in figuring out exactly what happened. >> the secretary of homeland security added that some federal

facilities were increasing their security but out of an abundance of caution, and jeh johnson warned against what he called unconfirmed and false reports that have been circulated about the incident. al jazeera. a jury in the u.s. has convicted 27-year-old james holmes of killing 12 people in 2012. the panel rejected his insanity defense and found him guilty of multiple pelv counts of murder and attempted murder. he could now face the death penalty. he opened fire inside a packed denver cinema during a midnight preview of a batman movie. a 16-year-old american teenager the sole survivor of a plane crash in the state of washington has spoken about her ordeal. >> it was all trees and then it was fire. >> flying with her grandparents last weekend when visibility deteriorated and they flew into trees. she spent two nights alone in the woods before following a river downstream to safety. >> the iranian nuclear agreement

has led many to ask monthwho will benefit the most. sanctions will be loosen,000. iranians are hopeful it lift lift their economy. a report from tehran. >> reporter: an executive in a car parts factory west of tehran is like many iranians we met, hesitant to talks politics but eager to tell us that given a choice between iran's nuclear ambitions and the country's economic prosperity he would choose integrating iran back into the world economy. >> in this very unique moment in time, iran needs to move away from the oil-exporting dependency and move toward a more production-based economy. his auto parts company is part of iran's auto industry one of the largest in hayesasian. in terms of production output, it's second only to iran's oil and gas industry. he says the sanctions forced him to make parts instead of importing them. now that sanctions are about to be lifted he thinks iran is

ready to export cars to the world. in addition to oil and sanctions, it has taken a bite out of the persian carpet industry. working from a small shop inside the carpet bazaar a few years ago, busy was so good he was sending a shipping container full of carpets to the united states every week. but the sanctions stopped that. >> some 20% of our population is involved in this industry. we have coloring workshops, sellers, dealers. when we can't export our product abroad we have to depend upon local demand which is impossible to rely on by itself. if sanctions get lifted we will see a boom in our industry. >> the sanctions imposed on iran are among some of the toughest ever imposed upon a country. the effect has been rampant inflation. in my hands, i have 3,000,000

ryal, 3 million local high-tech entrepreneurs toiled us they offered opportunities that otherwise wouldn't have been there for them. mohammed jovad shakuri mohiban is founder of an idea that has taken off like a youtube product. >> we weren't allowed to collaborate with foreign companies abroad.

but we also benefitted from the sanctions because they forced us to develop products and services on our own targeting a captive market. still, i think once sanctions are lifted we will be able to deliver our product with more efficiency. >> now that a deal on iran's nuclear program is in place, many in iran are hopeful that the chances for opportunity and economic prosperity will only grow. ali velshi al jazeera. >> typhoon manka has slammed into japan's largest island killing at least two people and injuring dozens more. it is packing winds of up to 120 kilometers an hour nearly 400,000 people were advised to leave their homes ahead of the storm. the chinese government says 109 muslim uighurs pose a security threat. they say they pled purse cushion. gerald tan takes up their story. >> reporter: a new home where

they can freely practice their religion religion, uighurs settle in central turkey. they come from at a time muslim autonomous region of western china. >> we were oppressed. we had to hide our faith, our beliefs. we had to run illegally through a very difficult, rough mountainous and forested path. some people didn't make it and died. some were abused by smugglers. we hid for 10 days in the thai forest but we got caught and taken to prison. >> many of the women who thailand sent to turkey over the past month had to leave their husbands behind. >> we don't know where they are, in thailand or china. we don't know if they are alive. if they are handed to china, it's better to kill them because the chinese know very well how to torture. >> the uighurs say they had to leave because of religious oppression. the restriction then got tighter

this year in the area where the uighurs call east turkistan. >> in january 2nd tents 15, all types of worship were constitutionally banned. all symbols of the muslim faith, beards, worry beads, head scarves and having the cuellar anic verse on your mobile phone are considered an element of terrorism. >> the chinese foreign minister says uighurs who leave are a security threat through southeast asian countries they head to the so-called holy wars in syria and iraq receive terrorist training and beside their time to return. turkey's government grants protection to the uighurs because of a shared cultural heritage which has helped the district in istanbul to flourish. people in this uighur enclave dress and eat as they would until sinjung, a few trappings of home except that here, they

say they are free of persecution. gerald tan, al jazeera. >> a school in south africa is promoting self-help for hundreds of refugee children. the results are remarkably successful. al jazeera's famila miller reports from the albert street school in johan he isburg? >> if it were not for the school monica would have no where to go. as a ref uming e, the 16-year-old began attending classes at albert street school six years ago. >> i couldn't communicate with the south african local language languages, and my father decided to bring me here to allege bert where i could continue the same curriculum. >> the school was opened after violence against foreigners began in 2008. one of the founders and a review refugee refugee, himself, said they had to find a way to keep refugee children in the classroom when they could not attend local

schools. >> there was a lot of demand from the parents from the refugees in south africa. they had difficulties registering their children notice local schools because when they got there, there was a need. there were a lot of challenges. >> reporter: the school has gone from 35 students in the first year to 10 times that amount today. it's teaching staff is made up of refugees. buff kandora says the school ks dependency on donor resources are challenging. >> the school has had 100% final year pass rate for the last two years. some of the highest results were achieved in mathematics and science. subjects government schools in south africa are struggling with. at the ends of their high school degree, they are, they have a certificate stell the

qualification. >> this is accepted into the world and also the advantages it has is when the student is the finished they will be able to contribute to the economy of the government of their countries. >> while schools across south africa are officially closed senior students prepare for their final year-end examinations. many of them knowing they have already beaten the odds. al jazeera, johannesberg. >> pledging to provide insurance against risks associated with climate change senegal, along with niger and moretania are first to receive that money due to a severe drought. a report from the southern region. >> a bad omen a sign that the worst is yet to come. the animal died starving

collapsing in the heat before it could reach the shade. almost a year without a drop of rain. yan hasn't experienced a drought like this in his lifetime. there is not enough food or water. >> dying of starvation is a violent death. no one should experience this, not even our animals. now, at least the united nations believes more than 20s million people, mostly children, don't have enough to eat and are conductor going hungry here with temperatures as high as 47 degrees celsius, pastures have turned to desert. it's hotter here, two degrees hotter than the same time last year. the sense of a looming catastrophe. villagers and animals are on the move searching for better climates. this intense drought with a slight rise in temperature is

causing the sahara desert to the expand. people are having to travel even further tory feed their animals. the senagalese authority, this is triggered by mankind caused by collective pollution into the atmosphere. >> in 2014 alone, hoourmz released 32 giga tons in the air. this relentless pollution is causing this severe drought. so they have taken up climate change insurance after the african union created a.r t. a private mutual fund offering protection against climate changes' natural disasters. it calculates claims based upon rainfalls, satellite image re and crops lost. it disbursed $16 million to senegal, distributing it. aid agencies are often too many

slow to help. arc hands it out immediately. they feed the weakest animals because the mic they provide produces revenue. with arc's help there is not enough to feet all of the weak animals. tonight t once more their only immediately is a few potatoes tea and bread so the day ends like it started. hungry uncertain, and wondering which one of these animals will survive tomorrow. nicholas hawk northern senegal. >> take a look at this: evidence of the largest winged dinosaur ever found has been unearthed in northeastern china. scientists dug up a spectacularly preserved, nearly complete fossil of a feathered dinosaur with wings. the fossil is named jinwan long or jin juan's dragon.

it's thought the dinosaur lived about 125 million years ago although scientists doubt whether the creature actually could fly. there is more real news from al jazeera along with video, analysis, and comment at our website aljazeera.com. i'm antonio mora, goodnight. when crime was high, a generation with highest levels of incarcerations, now that state budgets are under pressure, and the crime is lower, is the country open to